Quiz  /  Medieval History Quiz: Part Four

  • 1. 
    During what years did the first European trials for witchcraft occur?

  • 470–500
  • 1580–1630
  • 1300–30
  • 1000–30

  • 2. 
    When was the conclave, the procedure of electing a new pope, first introduced?

  • 13th century
  • 10th century
  • 5th century
  • 16th century

  • 3. 
    Which Muslim leader captured Jerusalem in 1187 and stalemated the efforts of the Third Crusade?

  • Saladin
  • Mehmed II
  • Hārūn al-Rashīd
  • Muhammad

  • 4. 
    Which French king worked to suppress and then destroy the order of the Knights Templars?

  • Louis XI
  • Louis XVI
  • Philip IV
  • Napoleon I

  • 5. 
    Who was the only Englishman to become pope?

  • John Paul I
  • Peter
  • Adrian IV
  • Urban II

  • 6. 
    What military technology was used effectively to defend Constantinople against assault in 673?

  • crossbow
  • Greek fire
  • catapult
  • cannon

  • 7. 
    What is the earliest name for the island of Great Britain?

  • Britannia
  • Ellan Vannin
  • Ierne
  • Albion

  • 8. 
    Which medieval saint, known as the Angelic Doctor, has been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church as its foremost Western philosopher and theologian?

  • St. Dominic
  • St. Francis Xavier
  • St. Thomas Aquinas
  • St. Anselm of Canterbury
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